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Average gas prices are up in Omaha

Including the change in gas prices in IL during the past week, prices Monday were 7 cents higher than one year ago and 4 cents higher than a month ago.

Now, AAA predicts that gas prices are on an upward trend - with the state's average price for a gallon of gas 14 cents higher at the beginning of August than a month ago. Americans are driving more miles, increasing demand at the pump, and USA oil prices recently returned to the $50-per-barrel mark.

In Hamilton, the average price for a gallon of gas is $2.23 with prices stable.

Other areas in metro Detroit with their current gas prices include Ann Arbor at #2.44 per gallon, down five cents, Flint at $2.32 a gallon, down 13.6 cents, and Toledo at $2.21 a gallon, down 7.4 cents.

In Missouri, prices rose 4.6 cents per gallon for the week ended yesterday to $2.11 per gallon. The region remains expensive, however, with MI posting a state average that's 5 cents above the national average. "Unfortunately, motorists are likely to see gasoline prices continue to rise in more places than prices fall, but it's not all bad news- gasoline prices nationally continue to hold somewhat near their summer lows, something that wasn't at all expected earlier this year". In June, prices hit a low of around $2.23 a gallon.